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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1808410

Justice for Animals Fund

A private foundation in Shaker HTS, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $314,300 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
none
Restrictions
grants are generally for animal welfare education and or advocacy and not for rescues or shelters; grants from outside the United States are generally not given

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Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $314,300

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,815,150

  • Tax year 2024

    $162,700

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,492,779

  • Tax year 2023

    $114,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,930,798

  • Tax year 2022

    $86,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,265,081

  • Tax year 2021

    $149,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,151,015

  • Tax year 2020

    $116,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,400,614

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vegan OutreachSacramento, CA

    education - benefits of vegan diet

    $142,000
  2. Good Food InstituteWashington, DC

    advocacy of plant-based proteins

    $100,000
  3. The Humane LeagueRockville, MD

    promotion of animal welfare

    $40,000
  4. Mercy for AnimalsLos Angeles, CA

    animal advocacy

    $10,000
  5. TapestryBillings, MT

    vegan advocacy

    $8,000
  6. Lever FoundationLancaster, PA

    animal welfare advocacy

    $5,000
  7. Physicians Com for Responsible MedWashington, DC

    health and animal welfare advocacy

    $5,000
  8. Mary T and Frank L Hoffman FoundRichland Center, WI

    animal welfare advocacy

    $3,000
  9. Climate HealersPhoenix, AZ

    education - effect of animal agriculture on climate

    $1,300

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $142,00072% of the total
  2. Animals3 grants $55,00028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $152,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $105,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $40,000
  4. Montana1 grant $8,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  6. Wisconsin1 grant $3,000
  7. Arizona1 grant $1,300

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Stephen R KaufmanChair Treasurer Hours 10Pay $0
  • Frank HoffmanSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Betsy WoskoBoard member Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew KingBoard member Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew HaltemanBoard member Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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